Why does it prounonce like so?

Question

I am new to the language of English and I would like it if I was told why it prounces like this. the word 'say' is prounuce like day but word plural meaning 'says' is pronounce different than days. Why I do not understand. thank you friends.

i do know that is is said "ss-EH-s" and what I say is that "days" isnt prounuce like so. but their not plural form is the same. do you understand me romain?

Answer 1

Most languages have their little quirks, words that don't follow the rules you would expect.
The pronunciation of words is subject to colloquial accents. As a British person, I will pronounce words differently to my Australian or American cousins....but it's all English!
Yes most people will not say 'says' like 'days', they'll probably pronounce it more like 'sez', but even if you do say it so it sounds like 'days' , you will still be understood.

Words ending in '..ough' are going to be fun for you,
like rough (ruff) and bough (bow) and cough (koff) and plough (plow)

Good luck learning English :-)

Answer 2

The way to pronounce "says" is more like the way to pronounce "said". It's SAY, SAYING, SEZ, SED. This will not be the last time you find a word in English that doesn't make sense. The language is full of inconsistent words.
Especially words like cough, enough, though and through which all have the same last four letters, but each one has a different pronunciation. I can only offer one piece of advice: written English and spoken English are two different areas of study. Each one can teach you something about the other, but the rules of one don't always apply to the other. If you are still fairly young- like under 20- you might learn to speak English very well in just a few years. You'll learn to read English a lot sooner, but you won't pronounce all the words you read the way native speakers do. Some people who speak English as their first language still have trouble pronouncing some words. Don't let it bother you.

Answer 3

There is no rule for this-it's just the way that it is. In English, when it comes to pronunciation and verb conjugation, you'll find that there are more exceptions than rules. That's why it's considered one of the hardest languages to master. If it makes you feel any better, most NATIVE speakers these days don't speak English very well so, don't worry about it. People will understand what you're saying.

Good luck!

Answer 4

The problem with English is that it is only 400 years old. Shakespeare in the early 1600s was the first to use modern English in his writings and he is credited with adding many new words to English. Before that in England, the educated spoke Latin and the common folks spoke various dialects (probably mostly stemming from German languages.

That is why the rules in English are not steadfast and often contradictory. The language needs to grow up.

Answer 5

Once upon a time, about 600 years ago, English was written phonetically.
Over time pronounciation changed, but not the spelling.
Your best bet is to see it like Chinese pictograms, where there is no connection between the look of the word and its sound.
Just remember that you can't be sure of the pronounciation of any English word until you heard it, or looked it up in a dictionary with international phonetic alphabet.

Answer 6

I don't like the word says and don't use it. It reminds me of old people

He said to stop!
I said to stop!
I say stop!

English vowels are retarded.

latins had

A (ah)
E (ay)

day - dey
say - sey

days (deyz)
say (seyz)


not using proper pronunciation key but to say the least

days and says are indeed pronounced the same way

sez

DONT USE SAYS
USE SAID.

the present tense of say as a plural is meaningless to use and an annoying word.

It is for people over 50 and annoying people
and simon says

imo you can never account for the present tense of another person truthfully.

thus "said" is the correct form.or if indeed present other - "is saying".

Answer 7

Thats our crazy language! Gotta love it. You will find many many many more words that are just as tricky. Youll get use to it though!God Bless!

Answer 8

actually it's more like ss-EH-s